Sarah Budd
Sarah Budd has a background as a Midwifery Sister and subsequently trained as an acupuncturist in London and China.
She set up an acupuncture service in Plymouth Maternity Unit in 1988, then completed a degree in Complementary Health Studies at Exeter University. In 1991, where she won a Churchill Fellowship, and then went to China again to study acupuncture anaesthesia.
She was given the first and only full time post as acupuncturist midwife in the UK, then had a family, and now works one day per week in Plymouth, and privately at home.
Over 6,000 pregnant women have been treated with acupuncture on the NHS in Plymouth, and the service was joint winner of the Prince of Wales’ Foundation for Integrated Health Award in 2001.
Sarah co-authored a report for the Department of Health with Simon Mills, “Professional Organisation of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the United Kingdom 2000” and worked as a Research Assistant on the Regulation of Complementary Medicine, and in the Acupuncture Research Resource Centre.
Over the years, Sarah has contributed to text books and journals and continues to teach in acupuncture colleges / universities.
“It is a joy to offer help to women struggling in pregnancy, who would not otherwise be able to afford treatment.” Sarah Budd.